The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1887-07-24

it entirely unfit TO remain intact any longer
as a militia district
FLORIDA.
The Leesburg Rifles are increasing in
numbers.
A new hall is to be built at Mariana.
81 800 has been paid for the site.
Cigar factory 1856, Lake City, will largely
increase its force at an early date.
The crop prospect for 1887 is better in
Leon county than for twelve years past.
The Bank of Titusville will open its doors
for business Oct. 3, instead of Sept. / as re-
ported.
John Dozier and Richard Shackleford re-
Gently killed five wild cats i'll one day near
Greenville.
Business at the Land Office at Gainesville
is rushing Over $4,000 were taken in on
the last two days.
II. r. Olmstead has commenced building
n wharf for the accommodation of the resi-
dents in Eau Gallie.
Lake City covers more surface than many
cities of 10000 inhabitants. 1t is n mile
and a quarter square.
The Ocala Building and Loan Association
met Friday night and disposed of $1,000 at
40 per cent. premium.
The first OF Columbia county's new sweet
potato crop made its appearance in the Lake
City market last week.
Chipley can boast of two saw mills, one
| grist mill and cotton gin, one millinery shop
and fourteen business houses
The crop of lemons around Leesburg this
year will be fair In Watts & Lanier's
| grove there are about 800 boxes
Bloomfield offered as an inducement for
| location of the temporary county seat there
"free meals for the County Commissioners. "
The Ocala Rifles are now under command
of Capt. e. b. Richardson, he being unani-
mously elected Thursday night to fill that
| position.
A few caterpilars have appeared in Madi-
! son. On Tuesday last Robert Fearnside
found them in his cotton crop and brought
| few into town.
The lumber for building the Baptist
| church at Bronson is being delivered on the
| ground. 1t will be a handsome building
| when completed.
! There are at least 100 acres planted ir LIE
Conte pears within a radius of one mile
from DeFuniak Springs. These trees are in
a thrifty condition.
The Leesburg Commercial says that one
| Philadelphia commission house got So 900
worth of truck from the gardeners on the
South Side the past season.
Emilio Pons &, Co have been licensed to
manufacture cigars at Ebor City This fac
tory will commence with fifty hands, which
force will be increased in the fall.
T. NJ. McCord, of Longwood, formerly of
Quitman, Ga, died Wednesday night OF
heart disease, bought ON by prostration from
heat. He leaves a wife and five children
There will be fish fry at Ponce de Leon
| Springs on Saturday, July 80. The brass
band of DeFuniak will challenge the brass
band of Chipley for a elbow" and of course
the Chipcy boys will accept.
The County Commissioners of Levy coun
| ty will, under recent act of the Legislature
requiring it, proceed at their next meeting
to divide the county into Commissioners
Justices and election districts
The tobacco industry has caused more in
quiry for Columbia county lands in the past
two months than perhaps at any previous
time in the countys history. These in
quiries como chiefly from the Southern
States.
j. C. Luning has sold his one-third Inter.
est in the Leesburg Commercial to we'll
known Florida journalist, who will be
added TO the editorial staff on or about
Sept. |. The firm name is hereafter Rratt
Bros. q Co.
At the meeting Of the Orlando Board OF
| Trade held Thursday afternoon, Mayor
Reel, n. l.. Mills and Mahlon Gore were APP
pointed u committee to confer with the
| jacksonville committee regarding reduced
rates to Florida during the coming season.
The proposed military academy at 0rlan-
do is now an assured fact, and descriptive
circulars will be issued in u few DAYS. The
building secured is well adapted for such a
purpose and With competent corps of in
structors there seems every prospect Of sue.
cess.
a. I.AA. L. (.
latka from :. L. Hammond, at Fort Gates
stating that Mrs. Hammond, his wife, had a
fall on Saturday last from which she sus-
tanned. it is feared, serious injury to the
spinal column. She is perfectly helpless
and has suffered terribly since the accident.
T. V. Cashen, formerly of Paatka but
now Of Jacksonville, purchased on Thurs
day last the Vincent lot at Palatka on which
the Gem City planning mill now stands. II
is not known whether Mr.. Cashen will build
! on the property or not, but il is presumed
he will, The price paid for the property
was $1,000.
Otis Richardson was eXhibitinga cluster of
as fine red apples, ON Saturday, that grew
on his sand hilln place at Bronson, as could
be grown anywhere in the Northwest The
apple problem is evidently being solved.
showing that apples, oranges, pears aud
peaches will al! grow to perfection in the
Same grove.
At DeFunak Springs Wednesday light
ming struck Alaqua church and set it on fire.
Mr. Julian Phillips was teaching school in
the house and two Of his pupils, Warren
Scony eIs and sister were struck by the
lightning and knocked senseless for some
time. At last accounts the boy was recov-
ering, but tho girl was still N critical con.
dtiun.
A perfect stone spear-head, nearly six
inches in length, was taken from the furnace
at the ice factory mt Sanford Friday IL
had evidently been imbedded in some of the
wood burned, but how long since the savage
hand had cast il into the wood Of the tree.
! which bed, no doubt, entirely grown oyeg